Episode #082: AI Hype, Human Cost

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Ken and Mike discuss the implications of the AI panic cycle on software development and security jobs.

Send us Fan Mail Ken and Mike are back from the grave to kick off 2026 with a timely debate on the AI panic cycle hitting software and security. They dig into the biggest questions flying around the industry right now: Is AI taking developer and security jobs? Is SaaS dying? Is software engineering being replaced by vibe coding and agents? From maker-checker workflows and token costs to AI-generated bugs, false positives, and attackers using autonomous tooling to move faster, this episode cut...

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Hosts: Ken Toler, Mike McCabe

Topics covered

• AI panic cycle
• software security
• developer jobs
• SaaS
• AI-generated bugs
• autonomous tooling

Keywords

• AI
• software security
• developer jobs
• SaaS
• vibe coding
• autonomous tooling
• AI-generated bugs

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Organizations: AI, SaaS, software engineering

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